The clouds seem to form a horizon,
chiheisen wo nazoru you ni
地平線をなぞるように
linking the sky and earth,
sora to hoshi wo tsunaideiru kumoga
空と地球を繋いでる雲が
Still half asleep in the morning,
boku no sumu kono machi wo gururi to kakotta
僕の住むこの街をぐるりと囲った
I feel completely immersed in the town I live in.
yumeutsutsu no hirusagari ni
夢うつつの昼下がりに
The far off sky looks like cotton candy...
watagashi mitai na sore wo chigiri
綿菓子みたいなそれを千切り
...ripped into a thousand pieces.
kasuka ni aita ana no mukouga wa
微かに空いた穴の向こう側
If you strain your eyes,
me wo koraseba
目を凝らせば
you can see a tiny door leading through to summer.
chiisana natsu no iriguchi ga hora
小さな夏の入り口がほら
The outbursts of crying cicadas,
sosogu semishigure
注ぐ蝉時雨
the beetles we chased,
oikaketeta kabutomushi
追いかけてたカブトムシ
and melted ice pops, bring our memories flooding back to us.
toketa aisu kyandi, maki modoru kioku
溶けたアイスキャンディ巻き戻る記憶
Those times may not come again,
nido to modoru koto ha nai
二度と戻ることはない
but they'll never fade away.
demo kienai moyou
でも消えない模様
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Is that so, Denroku?
Yes.
Is that so?
The resurrection, "Die"!
Episode 21
Huh? You're getting married?
Yep, we're getting married, and I'll become a man.
You can say that, but now? At a time like this?
If you were looking at it from a purely financial perspective, there's no way.
But the two of us have love!
Love saves the world!
We don't even need to have a ceremony!
With our powers combined, we'll help out the landlady.
Right, Takako-san?
Absolutely, Enishingu!
Enishingu?
My name is Enishi, therefore Enishingu.
There's absolutely nothing to hide between us!
That means we have a relationship where we can, "Say anything".
Well, you know, it is a wonderful thing.
That alone is cause for celebration!
What is cause for celebration?
L-Landlady...
We were just about to properly inform you.
Will you please give your blessings to our marriage?
Do as you wish.
Please wait!
Takako-san!
Mother, wait!
You don't trust me, do you, Mother?
But I will restore the trust that I have lost.
I'm prepared to make this inn my life's work.
So please, Mother!
I'd like you to stop calling me that.
Until you step foot outside of Kissui Inn grounds, I am the landlady,
Not Enishi's mother.
Oh, that's right.
I have one condition.
Eh?
If you're going to get married, you must have a ceremony.
B-But...
Ceremonies don't exist for your own satisfaction.
As a clerk of this inn, you have an image to keep up.
If you don't understand that, I suppose I'm far from being able to leave things in your hands.
It's a grated fish soup.
Please, everyone... Takako-san as well.
The rough fragrance of the sea seeps its way into my troubled heart...
Even so, I didn't expect her to be so stiff about it.
Well, she only told you to have a ceremony.
Exactly, it's not like she was against it.
An average bridal plan at a hotel would, at the very least, cost ¥1,060,000.
Wow, wedding ceremonies cost a lot, huh?
Have it here.
That's it! Why not have a wild ceremony here at Kissui Inn?
Huh?
If we help out, it won't cost a thing either!
That's wonderful!
Takako-san!
We can't do that.
We musn't disturb regular business around here.
You're one to talk.
There'll be no cause for worry.
Tohru, you take care of the wedding ceremony.
Y-You want me to?
You're right. I can manage the waitressing... and I have Ohana-chan and Nako-chan.
All right!
I can't believe I'll be preparing food for a banquet!
All right, Minko! Let's go do a preliminary check!
Okay!
It's starting!
You guys... I owe you one!
For now, we'll mark this as the lucky day.
That's not even a month from now.
Well, we have the Bonbori Festival in autumn.
As a clerk, I can't allow interference with this inn's single biggest event.
Why not just push back the ceremony?
I can't do that!
What will I do if Takako-san changes her mind?
Enishingu. I have a question about the budget.
Ah. Yes, yes, yes!
Welcome, welcome!
We've just brought in some northern pink shrimp and righteye flounder!
This meal is for a formal occasion.
We need to keep costs down while making something that doesn't only taste good,
but looks really extravagant.
Well, it is a wedding. Maybe I should make things a bit cheesy.
Ah, that thing you guys did at the culture festival sure was interesting.
That omelette rice with "love" written on it.
We could even make it with grated carp.
Put a bunch of them in a line and write "love" with vinegared miso!
I don't know about that...
Nori-san, can I take a look at that?
Sure thing.
Kissui Inn
Getting married sure is wonderful...
Guess I'm at the age that I should start thinking about it.
A-Already?
Sure. I like kids too.
I'd like to have around five.
Five?!
A lively home just seems more inviting, you know?
What's wrong?
N-Nothing...
Should we stop by?
W-Wait... b-but, but... Tohru-san!
Hey, you should take a deep breath too.
It really freshens you up!
Ah...
You've been acting strange lately.
You know, even Ren-san and I had a time when we were just beginners.
Huh?
There may be times when you feel lost.
And times you get frustrated when things don't go as you expect.
But the things you learn will never betray you.
Everyone gets into a slump sometimes.
He's completely off the mark... but he's been worrying about me.
...that's the quickest shortcut to becoming a first-class chef.
You know, I...
I want to make the young master's wedding ceremony a success!
I want to make this event a raging success with you... then...
Then... I can tell him...
A raging success?
You sound like Ohana!
She always pulls everyone into things.
By the time you realise it, you've already gotten yourself involved.
She sure has changed the atmosphere at Kissui Inn.
And before her, Takako-san was nothing more than a nuisance.
Yeah, let's make it a raging success!
But don't go acting too much like her.
I don't want another troublemaker around.
What else do you usually need for a wedding ceremony?
There's usually entertainment, right?
But that costs money...
Money?
There's no value in putting something like that before love.
Money... has no value?
How about you save that one until after you've paid your debt to the inn.
Hey, wait a second. Those were just lines I was reading!
I was thinking about recommending a short play for entertainment.
A dramatic reproduction of the two falling in love.
That sounds fun!
But I wonder if I would be able to perform...
Not a problem.
I've prepared a very special line just for you.
I feel pregnant...
More sexual harassment?
Ah, they're back!
Welcome back!
Whoa, you've already bought this much?
I thought I'd experiment a bit first.
Yay! Will you be needing a taste tester?
Dummy.
Welcome back! I'll help you carry half of that!
I touched something foul...
It's hopeless.
Even if we cut back this much on the dress...
The real problem is the ring.
Enishingu. I have to be on my way soon.
I'll take you there.
That's not necessary.
And we can make do with a rental dress.
It doesn't matter how expensive the ring is either.
We can't do that.
At the very least, the ring has to be picked out properly.
Takako-san?
Nothing. Then, I'll be going.
Nako-san, was it?
Y-Yes.
Adieu!
H-Hey...
Did I say something strange again?
Oh, or is it because I hijacked the young master's wedding plans?
Was it a burden on you, Minchi?
But, it's something to celebrate... It may take a lot of work-
What do you mean, "a lot of work"?
You were the one who recommended it. Saying, "Let's throw a ceremony for them",
with your ever so decisive, huge, annoying, disgusting voice.
Hey, wait up. I'm used to you saying it's huge and annoying, but disgusting?
I'm the one who's troubled by your whimsical nature.
And not just me... everyone, especially Tohru-san, is burdened by you.
I'm burdening Tohru-san?
That's right.
You're constantly relying on him...
Repay his kindness.
Huh?
Go out with Tohru-san.
Eh?
Go out with him!
What?!
W-Why would Tohru-san and I-
You always do this! You play dumb and take all the good parts for yourself.
Think about how Tohru-san feels!
Take responsibility for changing the atmosphere of this inn!
But I'm telling you, I don't under-
Shut up!
I don't really understand any of this,
but if I went out with Tohru-san, what would happen to your feelings?
You like him, don't you?
Why would you insist on me doing that?
Shut up! Die!
"Die" made a magnificent recovery...
Hey, you're burning it!
What are you doing?
I'm so sorry!
Geez, so much for breakfast...
I'm sorry.
Minko. You should stop helping with the wedding.
I'll do it on my own.
Eh?
We shouldn't sacrifice our regular work in the process.
I don't want to end up troubling Ren-san...
You look like you have something you want to say.
I'll never be able to... say what I want to say.
Minko...
Minchi!
Would you like to have lunch together?
Let's invite Oshimizu-san today, and eat with just the three of us.
I'll share some of my fried egg with you too!
Oh, Oshimizu-san!
What's that?
Curtains. Sensei said we'd be switching them for new ones.
But they still look brand new.
They're changing them out for red curtains.
Something about colour therapy and raising the focus of the students.
A red classroom?
That's a bit... erotic.
It's a bit of a waste though.
It can't be helped. Let's clean everything up and have lunch together! Okay?
I wonder if we might be able to use them...
Where are the landlady and everyone else?
Probably at another committee meeting.
The young master said he'd be planning for the wedding with Takako-san.
"Planning", huh?
Takako-san has been spacing out and just doesn't seem to be very into it.
It could be anything.
Maybe she's worried about... Marriage Brown?
It's Brian...
But here we are, doing all we can for her wedding, and the lady herself is off acting like that...
Your natto is starting to bubble...
What?
The bubblier you make it, the more flavourful it gets.
Is that true?
Ah, you know exactly what I'm talking about.
Perhaps I should look closer by for someone to marry.
Ah, my line went crooked!
It's okay if you mess up, we have plenty of curtains.
Still, who would have thought of making a wedding dress out of curtains?
That was pretty impressive.
I was wondering if I'd be able to do anything for Takako-san's wedding...
But I'm surprised you decided to help.
Ah, don't you pay it a bit of mind!
These kinds of events are my favourite, you know?
Ohana-chan doesn't want to use a machine?
She said she doesn't do well with tools of modern convenience.
Ah... what about mobile phones?
Well...
I asked Minchi to help as well, but she wouldn't.
Tohru-san likes me?
No, there's no way that could happen.
Well, but... I can't really read people well.
Not even Kou-chan...
Uh, but... with Kou-chan...
That's different...
A-Amazing! Such menacing speed!
And she's heading toward a miraculous finish!
Well, I was a close friend of your brother in high school...
What? You don't remember me?
15 years later, I still remember you perfectly.
H-Hey, wait a seco-
I'm not giving up yet!
Ah, good afternoon!
Six years ago, at your department store, we bought a large number of futons-
I wish to call off my marriage to Enishi-san.
I understand the reason that you won't accept me...
...as well as why you don't think you can leave the inn in our hands.
I had wished that you and I could develop a "say anything" relationship.
But you...
I received this from him.
He and I worked at the same inn.
He worked in the kitchen and I was a waitress.
At the very time we decided on our marriage, we received a request from our manager.
He asked us if we could take over his friend's inn, which had no heir.
From then on, we went through great pains to get the inn started again.
Denroku, who'd worked with us at the previous inn, even came to help.
We had neither the time, nor money, to hold a ceremony.
But he somehow managed to give me this.
Thriving
Business
Kissui
Inn
Kissui Inn?
I decided on this name for our inn.
Huh?
I used the character "sui"; an inn that exists to make you happy: Kissui Inn.
Well, rather than worrying about me, you should think about the customers...
If we aren't happy, there's no way we can bring happiness to our customers.
But...
And it's not just for you.
If you're happy, I'm happy too.
It's beautiful, isn't it?
It sure is.
From then on, he never left my side.
He was someone who put my happiness before anything else.
Even after he died, that's never changed.
Getting married means that you'll never really be alone.
That you'll never be leave that person alone.
That's what the promise means.
To never be alone...?
Yes, even if one of you fades away first.
Therefore...
...Takako-san. Please allow me to entrust Enishi's, my child's, happiness to you.
I... I thought that you might never approve of me.
When you told us to do as we please,
I thought it meant that you had no intention of entrusting the inn to us.
But that's the truth. I have no intention of doing so.
Blue, yellow, purple, red
We sigh for so many things,
tameiki no iroiro ha
I can't describe the memory that I share with you,
anata ga oshiete kureta, kotoba ni narana i omoi
I'll always remember it,
nando mo nando mo omoidasu
The wind that takes me away and the shiny prism,
kaze no manimani wo tokagayaku prism
I might be confused, but I'll still be calm,
tomadoi ne, nara mo sota
I'll try to reach out my hands,
te wo nobashite miru
To touch the unseen sky,
mada minu sora
And go beyond it,
sono saki e to
The flower will blossom one day.
itsuka hana saku darou
Now, for the kiss of love!
Bring it on!
I'm touched!
Eh?
What by?
Episode 22
A Determined, Unrequited Love
That's not strange at all!